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Sri Lanka: UN expert calls for ‘inclusive society’ to end scourge of slavery

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03 Dec 2021

Sri Lanka has a robust legal framework to tackle contemporary forms of slavery and been making progress in other areas, such as increasing minimum age of employment from 14 to 16 and the establishment...

End of Mission Statement by the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences on his country visit to Sri Lanka, 26 November-3 December 2021

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Statements

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Published Date

03 Dec 2021

Sinhala | Tamil (PDF) 3 December 2021 Members of the press, dear participants, I am addressing you today at the conclusion of my official visit to Sri Lanka, which I undertook at the invitation of the...

NGO assists those caught up labour exploitation and human trafficking

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Stories

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Published Date

02 Dec 2021

(A survivor of slavery who wished to remain anonymous poses for a picture in New Delhi, India. Picture taken March 7, 2018. © REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton)

The NGO FairWork supports support victims and potential victims of exploitation in their own languages, with legal support, referral shelter and other essential aid. Their work is made possible through a grant from the UN Voluntary Fund for the Victims of Contemporary Forms of Slavery.

Road to Recovery

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Videos

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01 Dec 2021

The UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Contemporary Forms of Slavery turns 30 this year. Listen to the stories of some of those who have endured slavery, survived and thrived thanks to the Funds...

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS APPEAL FOR MORE SOLIDARITY WITH THE VICTIMS OF CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY

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Press releases

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Published Date

01 Dec 2003

1 December 2003 The Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, the UN Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery and the United Nations Acting...